FReeper Canteen ~ Tell Us About Your Military Service ~ July 6, 2006

Ms. Behavin & Old Sarge | 06 JULY 2006 | Ms. Behavin & Old Sarge

[mylife]

I likes boats

[StarCMC]

LOL -- he's a stitch! Thank you for sharing him with us!

[Diver Dave]

All Right! Another Tender/Repair Ship sailor.

Proud to state... United States Navy Veteran - 1963 - 1967

Boot Camp - San Diego, CA - 30 Sept 63 - 20 Dec 63

Shipfitter (P) "A" School - Service School Command, San Diego - Jan 64 - Apr 64

Sea Duty - USS PIEDMONT (AD-17)- R-1 Div Pipe Shop - Homeport San Diego Apr 64 - 29 Sept 67

TAD - Second Class Diving School - SRF (Ship's Repair Facility - Subic Bay, PI - Jan 66 - Mar 66

Returned to PIEDMONT - Re-assigned to R-1 Div Diving Locker

29 Sept 67 Separated from active duty

3 WESTPAC Tours... 64, 65-66, 67 Ports-of-Call - San Diego; Pearl Harbor; Sasebo, Japan; Yokosuka, Japan; Buckner Bay, Okinawa; Hong Kong; Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Subic Bay, PI; Long Beach, CA

29 Sept 69 Honorable Discharge - SFP2 (DV)

a few graphics from an old salt...

My home - USS PIEDMONT (AD-17) circa 1967 - Subic Bay



Promotion Day Apr 66
Sewed on my 2nd class crow and shook hands with the skipper (San Diego Union photo)



PIEDMONT Divers - WESTPAC 67



Screw Change on USS WHITEHURST (DE-634)
They hit a whale, bent the screw - summer 66



Veteran's Day - 2005
Dress Blues still fit

[mylife]

Hey! Im not makin this stuff up L0L

[StarCMC]

HA HA HA!!!!

[luvie]

Very cool letter ML! Thanks for sharing it with ALL of us!

[umbagi]

Submarines are the only "boats" in the Navy.

Ships are always ships, but subs are always referred to as boats.

Here's my ship:

[mylife]

You were on a tender?

Cool

[StarCMC]

That's one of those tell-tale signs a reporter doesn't know squat about the military. Sort of like when they call a weapon a "gun." LOL!

[StarCMC]

GREAT pics!! Thanks for sharing and for your service to our country!!

[HiJinx]

firing some of the missiles that took out Saddam's palace in March '03.

Some guys have all the fun...

Thanks for your service, Chief.

[StarCMC]

COOL picture!! Thanks for your service to our country!

[MS.BEHAVIN]

I don't mean to ignore you Sissy!
I'm a busy gal!
ms.B

[mylife]

Its funny cuz its true
That sure looks like a boat to me
PBR?

Thanks for serving

[HiJinx]

Nickname? How 'bout Jinx?

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Great stuff!
Thank you for your service to your country!
Ms.B

[luvie]

Now did I SAY that I thought you were making it up??? :D **batting eyelashes**

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

I enlisted when I was 17.

As luck would have it in 1969, when the 1st draft lottery took place, my birthday was the 1st one picked.

I got out on Sept 12 1969, 2 days before I turned 21

By law you have to be released one day before you turn 21, unless you have bad time to make up.

Had I not already served, I would have been drafted at 21.

PS I also had to register with Selective Service after I had gotten out since I was 17 when I enlisted.

My Navy recruiter set my enlistment for active duty to start Sept 13, one day before I turned 18

I then spent 13 weeks at Great Lakes wondering what I did to be there. LOL

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December 1, 1969 marked the date of the first draft lottery held since 1942.

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Sept. 14 'Wins' Draft Lottery

June 8 Brings Up The Rear;
850,000 Affected by Drawing


By Mike Miller

WASHINGTON -- The Selective Service System today was notifying the nation's 4,000 draft boards to arrange their files of draft eligible young men for 1970 with those born Sept. 14 at the top of the heap to be called up first.

http://www.donnan.com/draft_lottery.htm

[luvie]

I know you are...I have seen all your posts!

You're doing a fantastic job!

Is Sarge still here? Y'all hit quite a nerve tonight. Lots of stories going on in the Canteen!

[NYTexan]

I dunno! I haven't seen either one of them since yesterday at various times! They better show up soon! ;o)

Howdy Folks!

Tard leader roporting as ordered! LOL

Hope everyone had a fun/great/feastful holiday weekend!